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India’s drug pricing regulator has allowed pharmaceutical companies to increase the ceiling price of essential medicine heparin by how much per cent until December 31, 2020?

India’s drug pricing regulator has allowed pharmaceutical companies to increase the ceiling price of essential medicine heparin by how much per cent until December 31, 2020? Correct Answer 50

Option 4 is correct i.e. 50%.

  • India’s drug pricing regulator has allowed pharmaceutical companies to increase the ceiling price of essential medicine heparin by 50% until December 31, 2020.
  • Heparin is a blood thinner that has long been used in patients vulnerable to blood clots in their legs, lungs, heart or other body parts.
  • It is used to reduce their risk of heart attacks, strokes and pulmonary embolism.

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